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risk areas using satellite imagery. This imagery provides information on proximity to our lines and tree health, and it can even look outside our right-of-way to identify trees that present a hazard of falling into our lines. We are working on a ten-year trimming cycle and are actively removing as many hazard trees each year as we have available resources.
“ From a technology perspective, we are installing solid dielectric equipment to replace old oil-filled reclosers. These devices can change operational settings, meaning that during potential wildfire conditions they can be programmed to operate before our expulsion fuses would.
“ The wildfire mitigation legislation that was passed this year in the Montana Legislature was a heavy lift but extremely rewarding to get across the finish line,” he reflects.“ The legislation was developed by our statewide organization, the Montana Electric Cooperative Association( MECA),
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